Jackie Langietieg

Jackie Langietieg

BIO:Jackie Langetieg is retired from state government. She is a recovering alcoholic and since giving up the drink has mined all those years as fodder for writing. Memory is still serving her, so you may see a sensual poem or two in her books. She has been involved in literary activities in the Madison area since 1988, was president and treasurer of The Writers’ Place board of directors, and involved in the city’s first book fair. Her first writing accomplishment was at the age of eight when she wrote a “newsletter” using a push-letter child’s typewriter. She writes poetry and prose and has been published in many journals and anthologies, as well as the WFOP calendar since 1988, with the exception of one year. She has three books, as well as numerous chapbooks. She has birthed two boys, one of whom is deceased. She lives in Verona, Wisconsin, with her son, Eric Alver, a former standup comic, and two cats.

PUBLICATIONS:

White Shoulders, a chapbook of conversations between a daughter and her mother, Cross+Roads Press, Editor and publisher, Norbert Blei, 2000. $25.00 (only a few available).

Confetti in a Silent City, a collection of poems, 66 pages, in three sections. Ghost Horse Press, 2008. $10.00

And Just What in Hell is a Stage of Grief? A chapbook of 41 pages. Poems relating to the process of grieving the death of the author’s 32-year-old son. It is printed on slick paper and includes color photos. Ghost Horse Press, 2008. $12.00